Originally Posted by
zyxlsy
Back to the topic of DCC.
With my most recent experience of DCC in London and Paris, based on 100+ transactions with 4-5 soft DCC (self-selecting currency) and 0 hard DCC, can we assume DCC in London and Paris is not bad at all? I was quite surprised the French didn't pull the "it's for your convenience" one on me... I went to Outlets, 5-star hotels, Michelin 3* restaurants, all sorts of places you would be expecting DCC, both in London and Paris, but no there were not...
Any others have experience to the contrary?
This only applies to London and Paris. I understand things would be much different if locations are changed.
I had DCC imposed on me at the Hotel Novotel Paris Gare Montparnasse back in March. The desk clerk claimed it was "automatic" when she swiped my CapitalOne Visa card. I made her cancel the charge and re-do it in Euros, but she refunded the first transaction in Euros instead of USD, so in the end I was still hit with their 3% DCC scam.